CVE-2025-61911

python-ldap is a lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) client API for Python. In versions prior to 3.4.5, the sanitization method `ldap.filter.escape_filter_chars` can be tricked to skip escaping of special characters when a crafted `list` or `dict` is supplied as the `assertion_value` parameter, and the non-default `escape_mode=1` is configured. The method `ldap.filter.escape_filter_chars` supports 3 different escaping modes. `escape_mode=0` (default) and `escape_mode=2` happen to raise exceptions when a `list` or `dict` object is supplied as the `assertion_value` parameter. However, `escape_mode=1` computes without performing adequate logic to ensure a fully escaped return value. If an application relies on the vulnerable method in the `python-ldap` library to escape untrusted user input, an attacker might be able to abuse the vulnerability to launch ldap injection attacks which could potentially disclose or manipulate ldap data meant to be inaccessible to them. Version 3.4.5 fixes the issue by adding a type check at the start of the `ldap.filter.escape_filter_chars` method to raise an exception when the supplied `assertion_value` parameter is not of type `str`.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:python-ldap:python-ldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Dec 2025, 17:56

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/python-ldap/python-ldap/commit/3957526fb1852e84b90f423d9fef34c7af25b85a - () https://github.com/python-ldap/python-ldap/commit/3957526fb1852e84b90f423d9fef34c7af25b85a - Patch
References () https://github.com/python-ldap/python-ldap/releases/tag/python-ldap-3.4.5 - () https://github.com/python-ldap/python-ldap/releases/tag/python-ldap-3.4.5 - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/python-ldap/python-ldap/security/advisories/GHSA-r7r6-cc7p-4v5m - () https://github.com/python-ldap/python-ldap/security/advisories/GHSA-r7r6-cc7p-4v5m - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:python-ldap:python-ldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Python-ldap python-ldap
Python-ldap

10 Oct 2025, 22:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-10-10 22:15

Updated : 2025-12-04 17:56


NVD link : CVE-2025-61911

Mitre link : CVE-2025-61911

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-61911


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Products Affected

python-ldap

  • python-ldap
CWE
CWE-75

Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection)

CWE-843

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')